Ghana, German Devt Bank Sign €16m Deal
Mr Charles Adu Boahen (right) exchange pleasantries with Dr Stefan Oswald after signing the agreement. With them is Mr Christoph Retzlaff (middle), the German Ambassador to Ghana
The Ministry of Finance and the German Development Bank, KfW, have signed a ... Read More
Rwanda Launches ‘First Made-In-Africa’ Smartphones
Rwanda has opened Africa’s first smartphone manufacturing plant in the capital, Kigali, in an event attended by President Paul Kagame.
Manufactured by technology company Mara Group – the Mara X and Mara Z smartphones – will use Google’s Android operating system ... Read More
Ghana Post, Indian High Commission Unveil Stamps
Mr Birender Singh Yadav (left), Indian High Commissioner to Ghana and Mr George Andah (right), Deputy Minister of Communications, jointly launching the stamps to commemorate the 150th birthday of Mahatma Gandhi in Accra.
The Ghana Post (GP) and the Indian ... Read More
World Marks Breast Cancer Awareness Month
October is celebrated as Breast Cancer Awareness Month and the pink ribbon is used as a symbol of solidarity in all countries.
Throughout the month, countries across the world organise events with an aim to help increase attention and support for ... Read More
EU Cautions Ghana Over Depleting Forests
The European Union (EU) has cautioned Ghana to be proactive in restoring its degraded forest and tree cover in the wake of the changing climatic conditions.
“The government needs to take drastic action to reverse the trend for the sustenance of ... Read More
More Than 1,000 People Drowned Crossing Mediterranean In 201...
More than 1,000 people have drowned in 2019 so far trying to cross the Mediterranean to reach Europe, the UN refugee agency said on Wednesday.
Some 1,028 people are assumed to have died as of Tuesday, Dominik Bartsch, representative of the ... Read More
US Embassy Supports 2019 GJA Awards
Mr Affail Monney (left) receiving the cheque for GH₵50,000 from Naomi Mattos (right)
The United States Embassy in Ghana has supported the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) with GH₵50,000 towards the organisation of the 2019 GJA awards.
A cheque for the amount ... Read More
The Third UK-Business Council Regional Forum Opens On Oct 4
The British High Commission will on Friday, October 4, host the third edition of the UK- Ghana Business Council (UK-GBC) Regional Forum in Accra.
The Forum will prioritise areas like agriculture/agro-processing, financial services, extractives, Pharmaceuticals, textiles and garments and digital.
The Business ... Read More
Ghana, Nepal Establish Diplomatic Ties
Ms Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey and her Nepalese counterpart, Pradeep Kumar Gyawali, after the signing of the agreement
Ghana has officially established diplomatic ties with Nepal, a communique to that effect was signed between Ghana's Foreign Affairs Minister, Ms Shirley Ayorkor ... Read More
Tributes Paid After BBC News Journalist Hanna Yusuf Dies Age...
Hanna Yusuf
BBC journalist Hanna Yusuf, whose recent work included an investigation into working conditions at Costa Coffee stores, has died aged 27.
The BBC's Fran Unsworth, director of news, said Hanna was a "talented young journalist who was widely ... Read More